Serving Niagara musicians since 1933
Niagara Region Musicians Association
The professional home of Niagara’s working musicians — and the place to hire them. Freelance artists, Niagara Symphony and Shaw Festival musicians, represented by AFM Local 298.
1933
Assisting Niagara musicians for over ninety years
298
Local of the American Federation of Musicians
CFM
Affiliate of the Canadian Federation of Musicians
Welcome
Welcome to the Niagara Region Musicians Association
Thank you for visiting our website, and welcome! If you are a musician that resides in the Niagara Region, and make your living in whole or in part, thru the performance of Live or recorded Music, this website is for you!
If you are are part of the public at large and have occasion to engage the services of Musicians for your Event or Function, or require professional Musicians Services for your Lounge, Hotel, or Restaurant, you have also come to the right place!
Member protection
Support where musicians need it most
01
Contract Protection
Union contracts behind every engagement, so members get paid the agreed fee on the agreed terms.
02
Working in the USA
Guidance on crossing the border to perform, including the paperwork Canadian musicians need before the gig.
03
Stolen Instruments
Report stolen gear and help the Niagara music community watch for instruments back in circulation.
Retirement security
Musicians’ Pension Fund of Canada
A career in music should end with a pension. Contributions made on union engagements build retirement income for AFM Local 298 members across the Niagara Region.
How can we help you today?
Find a Band or Musician
Musicians, bands, recording engineers and producers for your event, function, lounge, hotel or restaurant.
Music Teachers
Study with accredited Niagara Region instructors from our membership.
Contact Us
Questions about membership, contracts or booking? Our staff is helpful and engaging.
Our membership
The finest musicians in the Niagara Region
Our member musicians are very dedicated to the performance of Music, and our membership includes most of the finest musicians in the Niagara Region. they are known not only for their dedication, but also consulate talent, professionalism, and reliability.
When a member of the public at large engages the services of NRMA Musicians and Acts they are often times receiving the very best Musicians that the Niagara Region has to offer. The NRMA proudly represents the Freelance community, as well as Niagara Symphony and Shaw Festival Musicians.
Member spotlight
My Son the Hurricane
Members Since 2017
Jim Casson
Member Since 1999
Walter Ostanek
Member Since 1956
Erika Janzen
Member since 1976
David Anthony
Member since 2010
Winston James
Member since 1966
Laura Thomas
Member since 1998
Looking for one of our members for your event?
Proudly representing musicians of
Join us
A wide variety of benefits to joining our organization
We encourage you to have a leisurely peruse thru our website. Musicians will discover a wide variety of benefits to joining our organization! Feel free at anytime to contact us for more information or if you have questions. You will find our staff to be helpful and engaging! When it comes to Musicians we are here to help!
The Niagara Region Musicians Association is an affiliate of the Canadian Federation of Musicians, and the American Federation of Musicians. The Niagara Region Musicians Association has been assisting Niagara Musicians since 1933.
Our Address
Niagara Region Musicians Association
8234 Lamont Ave.,
Niagara Falls, ON.
L2G 6V8
Phone/Fax: 289-273-2136